ANC leaders vow that a violent Samwu strike by eThekwini municipal workers will face the consequences. But will the ruling ANC act against a union ally?
ANC leaders in KwaZulu-Natal vow that striking eThekwini municipal workers – whose protest has been marred by violence and water and power outages – will face the full might of the law. But will the ruling ANC act against a union ally ahead of elections? And has the union been ‘hijacked’?
The clean-up of mounds of rotting garbage had begun by Wednesday, a week after the strike started, but some in Durban worry the protest has been seized upon byLast week, Samwu, which represents 10,000 of the city’s 25,000 employees, had its members stop working after a meeting to discuss pay parity with council workers in other major cities.Just before midnight last Wednesday, the municipality was granted an interdict to stop violence related to the unprotected strike.
Kaunda has been under pressure to bust the strike. Business leaders, residents and opposition parties are livid with the ANC’s mismanagement of the city. “There are areas that have been without water for five days. I know Chatsworth, Merebank, Clairwood, Durban North, Westville, New Germany and Pinetown are affected. In KwaDabeka, people are hiring taxis to fetch water.
Ndhlela said while striking workers were seen in MK party T-shirts, it was “ridiculous” to suggest the party was involved in sabotage. Responding to allegations about the strike being hijacked, Magagula said the issue had been raised in Samwu meetings, but there was no evidence to support the claim.
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